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tangkongko

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tangkongko

n. fine dust, remains, crumbs.
see mangko.
vt. tangkongkoa: to gather, to scrape up the remains.
ex. tangkongkoa nanon te ati: to scrape up the last bit, to scrape the bottom..., to drain the last dregs; to reach the bottom of..., sack, etc.